Welcome to Morongo Basin ARCH!

Thank you to the City of Twentynine Palms and American Best Value Inn in Twentynine Palms for making our Extreme Weather Project a success!

Thank you to the City of Twentynine Palms for their continual support. 

Thank  you to Basin Wide Foundation for the Nonprofit of the Year Award 2022! What an honor to our hardworking staff!

Thank you to HAVEN for the donation in  October 2022 - Much appreciated 

Did you know? Morongo Basin ARCH helped 53 clients last year through our HHAP grant!

Services were Eviction Prevention, Rapid Rehousing, Street Outreach and Emergency Sheltering.

For update on Point in Time Count 2022 see below. 2023 update on count is not released 

The East Valley Steering Committee's  next meeting will be held at 10am on Thursday, May 18, at the Conference Room at the Joshua Tree County office in Joshua Tree. I sit on the board representing Morongo Basin ARCH. How do you want us to help the homeless? Let me know with an email. We want to hear ideas on how to lower our homeless population.

Astrid Johnson, President

skyviewfarm29@gmail.com  

Little Church of the Desert on Adobe Road in 29 Palms has partnered with with us as a street outreach partner. We appreciate the help they provide to the 29 Palms homeless.  

Our Navigation Center is at 6562 Sierra, Joshua Tree, across from Copper Mountain College. It is open for appointments for intakes and completing forms or applications to programs Monday through Friday from 9am to 3pm. 

Reach us at 760-992-1743 -Cami 

The Point In Count Time Results in our area for homeless: total - 104

Twentynine Palms - unsheltered - 14     sheltered/transitional - 1

Joshua Tree - unsheltered -            28      sheltered/transitional    0

Morongo Valley - unsheltered         0       sheltered/transitional    0

Yucca Valley - unsheltered             42       sheltered/transitional    15

Landers - unsheltered                      4        sheltered/transitional    0

 88 were counted on the streets on foot, in a car or in a tent somewhere in our desert.

16 were in either a motel paid by a third party or in a transitional home.

In 2020 the count was 54 sheltered and 128 unsheltered. The total was 182. There is a reduction in the count of 78 individuals. This is a success but is it? It appears that certain areas were not counted and certain populations were not located and counted. The biggest problem is counting the homeless families that are not easily found. Thus the  number is actually much higher. The Morongo Basin nonprofits, cities and agencies are striving to  further reduce the number of homeless individuals and families through housing programs.

Thank you so much for the generous, anonymous corporate donation in February  that covered our new rental payment. So much appreciated.  

And again, thank you to the donors that helped open the Fire Station. They are Haven, Sportsman Club, Wayne Hamilton, the Hoffmans, the Clarks and the Yucca Valley Rotaries.

We also want to thank the Military Spouses' Association in 29 Palms for their donation of $250 which we will use towards utility payments.  We appreciate your support! 

And thank you to the The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints for your generous donation in June. You helped us pay our utilities!

 Sadly our patroness passed in 2019. We appreciated her support of our nonprofit. We have now moved the Men's House to a new location. It is still in 29 Palms. Thank you to the family that stepped up with a rental and helped us move into a great new home. We love it!

 I am sad to share that Mrs. Judy Johnson, mother to Shanese Risper has passed away in 2020. She was an important part of our meal program in 29 Palms each Wednesday at 5 pm. We will miss her faithfulness to the local homeless community. She joined her daughter and other team members in prayer and support while they passed out food and water. May she rest in the Peace of the Lord for all eternity. 

 Tragically lost too soon in June of 2021. Rest in Peace. Your dream is not forgotten. 

Thank you to our partner, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints for their generous donation towards our general funds. This will help pay our rents and utilities in our homes.

Thank you to Military Spouses' of 29 Palms for their generous donation.

Thank you to Pacific Western Bank for its generous donation!  Much appreciated!

Thank you to Morongo Basin Healthcare District for accepting our grant application for food purchases for the homeless and those being bridged in motels. Much appreciated!

Thank you to Motel 6  for entering us into the Corporate Plus Program. This will greatly help our bottom line! Much Appreciated!

Thank you to the Town of Yucca Valley for funding us through Measure Y! These funds are much appreciated!

Thank you to the City of Twentynine Palms for the Cares Act funding to help with housing the local homeless to prevent Covid-19 exposure.

Thank you to our two friends who wish to remain anonymous. We appreciate their generous donations.

And thank you again to the Sportsman's Center for the generous donation in February. 

Thank you again for the donations received from Cash for Trash in 29 Palms!

Thank you to the Rotary Clubs of the Morongo Basin who donated $1000 in Stater Brothers gift cards to ARCH and to other pantries and groups in our area to feed the homeless.

Thank you to the anonymous donor from Facebook who gave us $200 in July.

Thank you to the anonymous donor family who gave us $100 in August.

Thank you to the ladies of AGLOW of 29 Palms who donated toiletry items to our street outreach in October

Now in 2022!

Thank you to Twentynine Palms Ministerial Association for a donation in May! 

Thank you to the Rotary for the food and monetary donation in May! 

Thank you to Soul Connection in May of $100!

Thank you to Haven for their donations! And good bye!